raised31

May have somehting to do with prior convictions or past history of those involved. Repeat offender you would hope to be more severely dealt with than a first timer. Also, I know it costs heaps in time and money for any prosecution. Given the penalties of those youv'e posted, I can see why it would be an easy option for Fisheries to give on-the spot-fines rather than take someone to court. If a prosecution costs $15000 or so, and you recover $3000 in fines, you couldn't afford to do this to many times.Interested in the court results though. Is this info available to anyone and if so where did y